Theron Walker

Theron Walker went to be with the Lord on November 16, 2014. He departed this life at 2:30 PM at his home in Cumming, Georgia, surrounded by his loving family. He was 85.
Theron was born on August 28, 1929, in Oakland, Mississippi, to James Henderson Walker and Eudera Barton Walker. After a short tour in the U.S. Air Force and working pipeline construction in Connecticut, he began a career in data processing. He was data processing manager for American Bosch in Columbus, Mississippi; Valmac Industries and Tastybird Foods in Russellville, Arkansas; Tyson Foods in Springdale, Arkansas; Perdue Farms in Salisbury, Maryland; and became the Vice President for Management Information Systems at Holly Farms Foods in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He was elected to the Board of Directors for the Chamber of Commerce in Russellville, Arkansas. He served as Deacon in Antioch Baptist Church in Columbus, Mississippi and in Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betty Jo Walker; his sister Barbara Cox of Cumming, Georgia and sister and brother-in-law Virginia and Dayton Hedges of Dunwoody, Georgia; his son William Walker of Cumming, Georgia and daughter and son-in-law Sandi and Michael Scoggins of Danville, Arkansas; four grandchildren, Chaz, Thomas, Amelia, and Alysia; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.
A memorial service is planned for Thursday, November 20, 2014 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Ingram Funeral Home, 210 Ingram Avenue, Cumming, Georgia, 30041. Visitation will be at Ingram Funeral Home from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
The family requests, in lieu of flowers, that gifts or memorials be made to There's Hope for the Hungry, 2100 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming, Georgia, 30041, or via their Web site at www.thereshopeforthehungry.org.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences may be made at www.ingramfuneralhome.com.